Township government · Venango County, PA

Plum Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Plum Township took in $389 thousand and spent $276 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes47%State tax money35%Federal tax money13%County and local tax money4.4%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

23%

of Plum Township's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes47%

Individual income tax
23%$89 thousand
Property tax
22%$84 thousand
Other taxes
2.1%$8 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money13%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
13%$51 thousand

State tax money35%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
35%$135 thousand

County and local tax money4.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.4%$17 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$3 thousand
Fines
0.5%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking54%Running the government and other costs41%Police, fire, courts and jails2.2%Parks, recreation and libraries1.8%Interest on debt0.7%

What stands out

41%

of Plum Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
54%$149 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$149 thousand
Running the government and other costs
41%$114 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$49 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$33 thousand
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$15 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.2%$6 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$4 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Plum Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Plum Township itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.